Adjustable head-rest for cooling-boards.



* PATENTED'M-AR. 5, 1907.

A. NT'WISE. ADJUSTABLE HEAD REST FOR COOLING BOARDS.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 17, 1906.

ALEXANDER N. WISE, OF AMERIOUS, KANSAS.

ADJUSTABLE HEAD-REST FOR COOLING-BOARDS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented March 5, 1907.

Application filed May 17,1906. Serial No. 317.396.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALEXANDER N. WIsE, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, and a resident of Americus, county of Lyon, State of Kansas,have invented certain new and useful Improvements inv AdjustableHead-Rests for Cooling-Boards, of which the following is a full andclear specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,in which Figure 1 is a plan view of my device complete. Fig. 2 is a sideelevation showing the head-frame in vertical section; Fig. 3, a frontelevation, and Fig. 4 a detail section on the line 4 4 of Fig. 2.

This invention relates especially to port able head-rests; and theobject is to provide simple means for rigidly but adjustably supportingthe head-frame whereby the operator may place the chin or face of thecorpse in any desired position, as more fully hereinafter set forth.

To the accomplishment of this object and such others as may hereinafterappear the invention consists of the parts and combination of artshereinafter fully described, and particularly pointed out in theappended claims, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,forming a part of this specification, in which the same referencecharacters designate like parts throughout the several views.

The base of the device consists of a thin plate or bar A and a thickerbar or plate B, which crosses said plate A near one end thereof and isrigidly attached thereto in any suitable manner, preferably by means ofa rivet formed on the lower end of a post C. The upper end of this postis formed into an eye,- and projecting through this eye is a horizontalbolt H, on which is threaded a winged nut I.

Between the nut I and the post and also between the head of the bolt andthe opposite side of the post is clamped a link E, each of which isslotted longitudinally for the passage of the bolt H and whereby saidlinks may be adjusted. independently and clamped in their adjustedpositions. These links curve respectively upwardly and rearwardly andupwardly and forwardly and are each pivoted at its upper end to arivet-eye f, depending from the head-frame D.

The headframe consists of the curved arch-like bar and a frontcross-bar, this crossbar being curved downwardly to receive the neck ofthe corpse. With this construction it will be observed that the operatormay readily adjust the head-frame to the desired position and clamp itrigidly in position.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. In combination, a head-frame, a link pivotally connected to its upperend and curving downwardly and forwardly therefrom, a link pivotallyconnected to its forward end and curving downwardly and rearwardly andintersecting the aforesaid link, a supporting-post, and means carried atits upper end for clamping the intersected links at their point ofintersection to the u per end of the supporting member, the links beingadjustable independently, substantially as described.

2. The combination of a base, provided. with a post, a clamping devicecarried at the upper end of said post, intersecting supporting-linksslotted longitudinally and adapted to be adjusted independently andclamped at their point of intersection intermediate their ends to thetop of said post, and a headframe supported on the upper ends of saidlinlis and having pivotal connection therewit A. N. WISE.

Witnesses:

W. H. PATTON, JOSEPH GIBBs.

